1. Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa
   "The reed rhapis is prized for its delicate appearance";
   - slender lady palm, Rhapis humilis

1. Small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers
   "The fern rhapis is often grown as an indoor ornamental plant";
   - miniature fan palm, bamboo palm, Rhapis excelsa

1. Genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan
   - genus Rhapis

Type of: lady palm, liliopsid genus, monocot genus

Part of: Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, family Palmae, palm family, Palmaceae, Palmae

Encyclopedia: Rhapis